"LD" models are essentially the same as the Italian produced version except for badging differences and the use of locally produced parts. Unfortunately I know little of these early models other than the "D" models featured a unique enclosed cylinder cooling system due to overheating problems. I believe that the Spanish factory also produced a "D" model based Lambretta three-wheeler, but this was a flop. ![]() The first Spanish built Lambretta was the 125/150cc "D" in 1954 and this was quickly followed by 125/150cc "LD" models from 1955. It is likely that these were actually Innocenti produced machines and that early Spanish sales were of Italian produced models. It is reported that at the Barcelona show in 1953, "Lambretta Locomociones" displayed the "D" and "LD" scooters along with the "FB" and "FC" three-wheelers. ![]() Production finally ceased 35 years later in 1989 (a production run 10 years longer than Innocenti). A factory was built in Eiber (Northern Spain) in 1953 and proper production began in earnest in 1954. ![]() It began on the 17th June 1952 when a group of prominent Basque businessmen created "Lambretta Locomociones SA". The history of Lambretta in Spain is both long and colourful. ![]() © Copyright: Perry Lewis (20th October 1999).
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